Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST

Leading Through Crisis: What COVID-19 is Teaching Us

Healthcare leaders are navigating a landscape unlike any other in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the past weeks have forced organizations into uncharted territory, leadership matters more than ever. Even the most prominent leaders in the world are struggling to find the right responses to the coronavirus. How will you deploy personal and business survival strategies to get through the crisis and the coming year? How will you manage employee burnout and maintain resilience through the chaos?

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This discussion will feature executives who experienced this crisis first-hand, how they were able to continue their organization's mission and how leadership is changing because of the pandemic.

Entering the healthcare market as a startup company is complex. Insurance companies, government agencies and regulatory bodies, all of which influence prices and policies, create considerable friction. How will you navigate the bureaucracy to jumpstart your journey to providing healthcare with necessary, innovative technologies and emulate another startup that was able to raise $9.5 billion in funding in 2018?

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This session will reveal some best kept secrets to take you from start up to IPO.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST

A Person-Centered Future for Healthcare

Given the rise in data analytics, machine learning and electronic health records, individuals are being looked at from a number’s perspective, instead of a human perspective. With the increased investment in technology through system transformation efforts, there is a risk that person-centered care will be lost in emerging healthcare models.

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Now, in the face of COVID-19, where applications like telehealth and remote patient monitoring are even more essential, how do you keep the humanity in healthcare? Panelists will discuss ways to maintain and improve the human experience.

While the rapid spread of the coronavirus is a reminder of the power of infectious diseases, it also offers insights into how innovation and technology are better equipping healthcare to handle public health emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic presents immediate challenges and opportunities for creative problem-solving and better decision-making.

As the coronavirus continues to spread, healthcare leaders across the continuum, have been forced to reevaluate existing strategies. This session will highlight how innovation can quickly reach the front line to save lives and protect the health and well-being of healthcare workers, patients and the public.

While COVID-19 has taken a major physical and economic toll on communities, the pandemic -- and the impact of social distancing to people’s jobs and home life -- is also having a major impact on people’s mental wellbeing. Prescriptions for anti-anxiety drugs are up 34% from mid-Feb to mid-Mar and calls to the federal disaster distress hotline have seen a nearly nine-fold increase. As more people seek out support, how are healthcare systems, and technologies, rising to meet immediate needs, as well as consider longer term solutions?

David Feinberg, MD, head of Google Health and psychiatrist by training, will share his perspective about the barriers and emerging opportunities to leverage technology to improve mental health awareness and support.